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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz presided over Wednesday’s city council meeting.

Edgewater funds remain in budget

By Caitlin Gath The Daily Cardinal

After a lengthy debate concerning the public value of the proposed renovation to the Edgewater Hotel, the Madison Common Council voted to keep the $16 million in tax increment financing in the capital budget with several stipulations Wednesday night.

An original amendment sponsored

by Ald. Michael Schumacher, District 18, stated that the $16 million be completely removed from the budget.

He instead chose to add a substitute amendment that would keep the TIF money in the budget while adding restrictions on how and when that money would be granted.

According to city attorney, Michael May, there is no commitment on the part of the city to grant this loan until other committees give their approvals.

Of the alders who voted in favor of the amendment, many made it clear that this does not mean they support the project as a whole, but want to see Hammes Company, the developer behind the project, move ahead in the right direction.

“This is not about giving a blank

check to anyone, but about due diligence of process,” Schumacher said.

“There are certain issues that still need to be ironed out.”

Before the money was placed into the budget, Ald. Satya RhodesConway, District 12, proposed a separate amendment that would grant union rights to workers on the proposed hotel project.

“It’s clear to me that, at this point in time, the best thing about this project and the only clearly good thing about this project is the number of jobs it could create,” she said.

Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, said she wanted to thank the members of the trade unions because they have openly expressed their support for the project and their desire for job creation.

“If people are pressuring us to support trades because they’re hurting, then we should step up and help them,” Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, added.

Ultimately the amendment failed, but the council continued to empha-

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In recognition of Veterans Day, the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice held a candlelight vigil on the corner of Park Street and University Avenue in remembrance of those lost in combat.

Reps. question Walker fundraising

By Rebecca Autrey The Daily Cardinal

Two Democratic lawmakers are asking election and UW System officials to determine if an event for Milwaukee County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker violated state fundraising laws.

Walker supporters gathered Nov. 2 in the Dreyfus Center, a property owned by UW-Stevens Point. State statutes prohibit candidates from fundraising in stateowned buildings. State Reps.

Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin

Rapids, and Amy Sue Vruwink, D-Milladore, have asked the Government Accountability Board and the UW System Board of Regents to investigate.

“In order to protect the integrity of state facilities from political meddling, even those minor kinds of things you have to call the check on,” Schneider said.

“You can bet if I were doing it they’d be screaming bloody murder.”

Student supporters organized the event on the same day as the campaign’s “Rally to Victory”

fundraising push. According to Walker’s official campaign Website, the campaign raised $25, 581. Linda Bader, communications director for Friends of Scott Walker, said all donations raised during the “Rally to Victory” were raised online.

Bader said the event at UW-Stevens Point was not a fundraiser, but an opportunity for student supporters to share Walker’s message. She said the campaign was “in compliance” fundraising page 3

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State announces projected $3 billion unemployment insurance fund deficit

By Steven Rosenbaum The Daily Cardinal

The Wisconsin unemployment insurance fund is projected to have a nearly $3 billion deficit by the end of 2011, the state announced this week.

A representative from the Division of Unemployment of the Department of Workforce Development presented the report to the Assembly labor committee on Tuesday. The figure is double the estimate from earlier this year.

Dick Jones, agency liaison at the Department of Workforce Development, said in an e-mail that the deficit has come as a direct result of the current economic recession.

According to Jones, DWD has experienced record unemployment claims over the last year.

With so many people claiming unemployment benefits, the state had

to borrow from the federal unemployment insurance fund. That loan is interest-free through next year, but after that, a deficit will begin to accumulate.

Despite the large projected deficit, Jones said, the economy will not be affected negatively because the unemployed will still be able to purchase necessities.

“When individuals receive benefit checks, they spend the money in their communities. The benefits help them buy groceries, make mortgage or rent payments and meet other basic needs and expenses,” Jones said.

Also on Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue released its quarterly economic outlook.

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ASM Secretary Kurt Gosselin, Chair Tyler Junger and Vice Chair Tom Templeton debated the ASM budget of over $1 million at the meeting Wednesday.

ASM passes budget, SJ denies CFACT appeal

By Andrew Kasper The Daily Cardinal

The ASM Student Council approved its own preliminary $1.2 million budget for next year by a 13-1 vote Wednesday.

The council debated amendments for the budget which was originally proposed by the Finance Committee right up until their midnight deadline.

The biggest amendments came

from Rep. Erik Paulson who proposed adding funds for “housing and tenant services,” and Secretary Kurt Gosselin, who proposed a series of changes to the original budget.

Paulson’s amendment set aside a tentative $50,000 for the housing and tenant services and ultimately was passed by a tiebreaker vote from Chair Tyler Junger.

According to Junger, close to half of the approved budget is allocated to

travel operations, events grants and ASM’s 11 full-time positions, one of which, the program and campus organizer position, was cut by the committee at the meeting.

The budget will be sent next to the Student Services Finance Committee, for further scrutiny in a multistep finalization process.

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Boy mourns lost virginity, awaiting dignity

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olice called off the search for a UW-Madison student’s missing virginity early Monday morning after an extensive and exhaustive 20-minute search. Authorities called the search for the missing piece of the boy’s childhood innocence “useless” and “moderately entertaining.”

Ernie Peabody, the victim’s former owner and confidant, was the last person to be seen with his virginity.

Peabody discovered his virginity to be missing early Sunday morning, when he awoke to find his apartment filled with a sea of beer cans and a strange woman lying next to him on his futon. Peabody recalls looking around immediately and knowing something was not right.

“I just sensed that something had been taken from me, and I immediately contacted the authorities. Then I went and took a cold shower to wash

who lost his halo to that broad with the wig? Classic!” Abstain said with a wide grin. “Who thought the kid had it in him?”

During questioning, Peabody reflected upon the good times he and his virginity had together.

“I remember all of those church youth group picnics, the endless hours of “Magic: The Gathering” and even ‘catching ’em all’ with my virginity when we played Pokemon together.

This will be a hard couple of months without him,” he said.

Peabody’s virginity will be remembered for its impenetrability and determination in keeping Peabody pure.

“It was always looking out for me, making sure I only loved the Lord and not sinful flesh,” Peabody managed through muffled sobs.

“What would Jesus do?”

Peabody then yelled in a dramatic fashion. “Certainly not me, not after I drove my best friend away with that dirty harlot!”

But just as things seemed like they couldn’t get any worse, disaster struck Peabody again. Late Monday afternoon, Peabody’s dignity also went miss-

ing, roughly around the same time his roommates posted a Facebook album with disturbing images of just how Peabody ended up with the strange woman in his futon. Peabody’s dignity had been a resident with him ever since people forgot about the time he accidentally sharted during a presentation in a high school speech class.

This is not the first time Peabody’s dignity has gone missing. Peabody’s dignity generated a countywide search in 1996 when it disappeared after Peabody was strung up to his elementary school’s flagpole by some local ruffians.

“Just another footnote in the embarrassing life he leads,” Peabody’s father said, “I knew I shouldn’t have let him try out for the musical in fourth grade.”

Memorial services are being held for Peabody’s virginity, which lived to the ripe age of 21 years.

Donations can be made to the Peabody’s V-Card Memorial Scholarship Fund, or the Save PMan’s Dignity Search and Rescue Fund. Send all donations to spike@wisc.edu.

Capital Brewery’s Capital Square Series Eisphyre It has been a long three years since the last brewing of Eisphyre, but Capital Brewery certainly made up for it with what is by far the best sampled beer this year. As a part of the Capital Square Series of limited release four packs, up until recently, it had only hit the shelves once.

The Capital Square Series seeks out the best of Madison and bottles it. The view from State Street on the bottle and the Capitol compass rose make Eisphyre a special treat for Madisonians. It has a great reputation and finds itself on many “must try” lists, but don’t worry about overhype, it lives up to all expectations.

Following the trend of fallen leaves and darker days, Eisphyre seems to fit in just right. A strong nose full of caramel, malt and dried fruits deepens the anticipation of the first drink. Rich flavors from the nose carry over and strengthen the dark body of the beer, as

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the deep caramel flavor finds its way into every drink and lingers long after.

Primarily a dark, malted dopplebock, a perfect amount of hops complement hints of dried cherries, plums and raisin along with caramel and toasted malt. It provides the perfect counter to the sweetness throughout. Rarely do you find a drink that goes down as smoothly as this with the right carbonation level. Even in the bottle, the level remains high and leaves a clean drink line along the sides.

Changed from the original title of Autumnal Fire in its 2006 debut, Eisphyre is fitting, assuming the “ice” and “fire” combination was the goal. A cold day in November warrants a beer of this caliber; with a 9.8 percent alcohol by volume, a bottle will certainly warm the soul. Although this may seem overpowering and could ruin the beer, the strong blend of flavors knocks that down to the

taste of a standard 7 percent.

Eisphyre should definitely be added to your “must try” list, however with a price tag of $11.99 for a four-pack, you’d better have some friends willing to split the bill. But hurry up and act fast, as Capital Brewery produced only 400 cases and a handful of kegs for the Madison area. Because of the high price and the fact that we are deprived of it most of the year, Eisphyre has only earned four and a half bottles out of five, but is still in a category of its own compared to any samples touched on so far this year.

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the scent of prostitute off of me...”

Peabody explained through tears.

Peabody’s virginity was last seen with him two nights before, as Peabody sat in nothing but his boxers playing “Mario Kart 64” with a Big Gulp by his side for approximately six hours straight.

When questioned, Peabody’s parents both seemed ambivalent to the search for the boy’s lost virginity.

Peabody’s father, Lyle Peabody, seemed especially indifferent.

“Honestly, if you ask me, it’s about goddamned time,” he said, clearly annoyed. “The boy’s 21, for christsakes!”

His mother, Sheryl Peabody, was similarly underwhelmed.

“I only wish his virginity would’ve gone missing over a nice, wholesome girl,” Mrs. Peabody explained “Not some tramp.”

Authorities also seemed to express a lack of concern over the missing party.

Madison Police Department spokesman Noel Abstain had to visibly stifle a chuckle when asked about the search for the missing childhood trait.

“Oh, you talkin’ ’bout that kid

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Students learn lobbying basics

By Jaime Flynn The Wisconsin Student Lobby taught UW-Madison students how to directly lobby their interests to campus officials or state lawmakers at its workshop Wednesday.

Lindsey Bembenek, WSL advocacy director, presented students with informational steps on how to lobby, including preparing for the visit, conducting the visit and building coalitions of support on UW-Madison’s campus.

According to Bembenek, a crucial step in the lobbying process is preparing for the visit. This involves extensive research of facts and perspective on the issue. She said becoming aware of both sides of the argument, as well as considering the officials’ background will

increase credibility when addressing a diverse audience.

She said when conducting the visit, it helps to have prepared a concisely tailored message to the audience. The message should be delivered to benefit your position, but also to address multiple perspectives.

According to Bembenek, members of the group need to stay focused and act in a nonaccusatory manner during the visit. She said members should remain factual and provide evidence, but also include personal narratives that resonate with the audience.

After proposing the issue, Bembenek said she stresses the importance of listening to the official, as he or she will generate useful feedback. She said it is important to leave the official

with a request for a specific action.

Bembenek also gave useful tips on how to lobby on campus.

She said it is beneficial to identify with other groups on campus that are addressing similar issues, such as the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group.

Bembenek said networking with other organizations can lead to joint campaigns, grassroots mobilization and an improved use of media.

Evan Wallach, WSL legislative chair, said most student organizations on campus can benefit from learning how to lobby. “[WSL] is adaptive,” he said. “As we grow and learn, we can incorporate that knowledge into our lobby presentations and use that information to help students advance their agendas.”

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with state law and that the student volunteers received permission from the school to hold a rally. No representatives from the campaign were at the event, and Walker was speaking in Milwaukee at the time.

“It’s sad the Democrats find it necessary to go after college kids who are volunteering and sharing Scott’s message with other students,” Bader said in a statement.

Walker also spoke at a UW-Madison event Nov. 3 at Grainger Hall. According to Stephen Duerst, the public relations chair for the College Republicans, the event was not a fundraiser.

“It was just simply educating students about his platform,” he said. “There was absolutely no contact with students about donating money.”

Templeton’s tactics at the end of the meeting killed a proposal by Rep. Max Love to previously cut funding for disabled student services. Gosselin and Templeton called for several attendance counts and time-consuming roll call votes that prevented the motion from coming to a vote.

Gosselin said he thought the $5,000 increase proposed by Love was unnecessary since the full extent of the money for the same services was not used from last year’s budget.

The ASM Student Judiciary also denied Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow’s appeal for another eligibility hearing for General Student Services Funds.

SSFC denied CFACT’s eligibility this year, and CFACT took its case to SJ last week.

SJ ruled that although SSFC wrongly claimed CFACT violated ASM bylaws, they still did not meet GSSF criteria.

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size the need for jobs and the possibility that they could come from the Edgewater development.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, also stressed that the council was not mandating support for the entire project and that it has a long way to go.

“There’s not anything close to a majority on support for this proposal,” he said. “It doesn’t send a signal that this project needs to be expedited through the committees.

The neighborhood process needs to be continue.”

The Common Council approved the city’s operating budget, however the council did not restore $30,000 of funding to WYOU, a community television channel.

Alders approved $25,000 in the budget to address homelessness prevention, down from the original $50,000 proposed earlier.

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UW-Madison student to run for Dane County Board UW-Madison senior Analiese Eicher said Wednesday she will run for the position of District 5 Supervisor on the Dane County Board. The district largely represents UW-Madison students.

Former UW-Madison student Wyndham Manning currently holds the position and has said he does not plan to run for reelection.

Eicher said she has not officially made her announcement yet, but said she is focusing on putting together a campaign

unemployed from page 1 more job losses and incomes will continue to fall in the early part of 2010. These figures, however, are expected to recover later in the year.

“We think [the job market] is getting close to stability right now,” John Koskinen, chief economist at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, said. “The big losses that

that will respond to the needs of UW-Madison students.

“I’m very excited to talk about issues affecting the students,” she said.

Eicher has worked with the UW-Madison College Democrats in the past and is currently the chair of Wisconsin College Democrats, but says she plans to spend most of her time focusing on citywide issues.

“A lot of my energy has been for the students here at Madison,” she said. “This has been my home.” we saw are fading.”

According to Koskinen, the job market is expected to expand in 2010, and the growth could happen at a 2 percent rate.

“We’ve lost so much, so fast, we probably won’t get full recovery until 2012,” Koskinen said.

Koskinen said he does not foresee any tax increases because of the unemployment rate.

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dane county rta vote a good first step

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ast Thursday, the Dane County Board voted in favor of creating a regional transit authority to preside over the planning of the public transportation system around Madison.

With big projects like the new Central Library and Edgewater redevelopment looming, the RTA makes sense. It is a wonder that there was no governing body to guide the growth of the transportation system before, which probably accounts for the lack of progress in high-speed rail and bus route updates.

The most important goal of the RTA should be to focus on connecting Madison to surrounding cities in an efficient manner, saving the ever-growing Dane County metropolitan area from becoming further bogged down by traffic using environmentally friendly solutions. Madison is considered a city of the world, and its transportation should reflect this idea. It’s also about maximizing the opportunities we are given, rather than just settling on a smaller system that will have minimum impact.

It only makes sense to ensure our cities are connected.

There is currently a debate over a commuter rail that would run to downtown Madison, but this proposition is only an appeasement that would delay or halt the development of long-distance highspeed rail. Traffic in Madison is not reason enough to break ground on commuter rail. Even after adding lanes to the highways, there is still rush-hour traffic and this is just a byproduct of living near a city. In the interim, the bus system could be more finely tuned to handle the

current ridership more efficiently.

Until we see a drastic increase in the demand for public transportation, it will be better to focus on connecting Madison to its larger, Midwest community.

Of course, the newly created RTA has its fair share of questions that it must answer if it is to facilitate a more organized and connected Madison. The most pressing is how it will carry on without funding. Currently, the RTA is just a title and a symbol of transit progress. The RTA does have the ability to levy taxes, and they will try next year to pass a referendum increasing the sales tax by up to half a cent in represnted counties on sales tax in represented counties. The referendum is just as important as the creation of the RTA, if not more so. The RTA’s ability to make sound decisions and create a more efficient transportation system will be based on its passage.

Student activism again played a large role in city politics, as students turned out again for the creation of the RTA. The hope is that the RTA will reflect the environmental idealism as well as the push for progress shown by students. Students came out to show they care about public transportation, a basic convenience that every growing city should allocate some resources to.

Again, the student voice resounds loudly and makes a positive impact on the Madison area.

This is something we support strongly, and we hope it spreads into other areas of city politics. It only makes sense to make sure our cities are connected. This allows us to expand our local community and make Madison more inclusive to all. Students will benefit directly from a regional rail system, and so will the Madison community. The first step was to make a body that will focus its resources on making sure this happens. Now is time to make regional transit a reality in Dane County.

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Number of members on the proposed RTA governing board (two from Madison, one each from other Dane County cities with populations greater than 15,000, one from greater Dane County, one appointed by the county executive and one appointed by the governor)

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The whole story on contraceptives ANDREW CARPENTER opinion columnist

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ast week two facilitators and a supervisor from Sex Out Loud came to my residence hall to lead a program called “Safer Sex.” At first, my Christian values made me a little apprehensive. However, despite my concerns I was pleased to find that the program concentrated on asking for consent, sexually transmitted diseases and preventing the dangers of sex.

While I disagree with the idea that the university should be promoting promiscuous sexual behavior, I understand the importance of giving students the information they need to make their own decisions. People have the right to know how to use a condom or how likely they are to contract HIV before they make their own sexual choices.

But when we reached the topic of contraceptives such as Plan B and the birth-control pill, I found that rather than simply informing students about their options, Sex Out Loud was making a value judgment about what to tell students. According to plannedparenthood.org, both of these medications work in several ways, the most common of which is to prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg. But the hormones in both the pill and Plan B also thin the lining of the uterus. In theory, this could prevent pregnancy by keeping a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus. Using this information, Sex Out Loud informs students that these medications do not

cause abortions.

This is because they use the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ definition, which claims pregnancy begins when the fertilized egg (a zygote) implants in the lining of the uterus. Because Plan B and the birth-control pill cannot affect a zygote that has already implanted, Planned Parenthood and Sex Out Loud state Plan B and the birth-control pill do not cause abortions. But as anyone watching the abortion debate rage has learned, not everyone defines pregnancy or life in these terms.

There is no good motive for being unclear about birth control.

Many Christians believe life begins at the moment a sperm fertilizes an egg. For them, preventing a zygote from implanting in the womb is the same as an abortion. The thousands of women who use the pill or Plan B contraception might be having what they would consider abortions, even if Sex Out Loud or Planned Parenthood disagrees. Women who use these forms of contraception but oppose abortion would be horrified to discover they may have been killing their unborn children even if, medically speaking, they had never been pregnant.

Sex Out Loud and Planned Parenthood have a duty to inform

students and women seeking these contraceptives of how the medications work. It is not ethical for them to embrace only one definition of when life begins, effectively ignoring the cultural and religious beliefs of the women they work with. What motive could prevent these groups from simply informing women that taking these pills could cause a fertilized egg to leave the woman’s body, which many consider to be an abortion? There is no good motive for being unclear about birth control. By telling women this information, those who agree that pregnancy and fetal life begin after the zygote implants in the uterus would not be harmed, and those who believe life begins at conception would not place themselves at risk of having what they would define as abortion.

Everyone would win, since everyone is being told all of the facts.

By choosing which definition of life to use, Sex Out Loud and Planned Parenthood have taken themselves out of their intended role as objective providers of services and information. It is much harder to support these groups when they are not up-front about the implications of the medicines they promote and refuse to consider alternative views about life. If they wish to remain pro-choice, they need to fully explain the choices women have.

If one believes life begins at conception, choosing to take Plan B or birth control means choosing to accept the chance of an abortion.

Andrew Carpenter is a senior majoring in communication arts and psychology. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Sex Out Loud relays accurate advice ERICA ANDRIST guest columnist

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ex Out Loud’s mission is to promote healthy sexuality through sex-positive education and activism. To effectively do this across a broad range of communities, we must be cognizant of the profound ways in which various identity markers can impact sexuality, including, but certainly not limited to, sex, gender, gender identity, race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, relationship status and religion. Working to make our events and programming more inclusive is an ever-present goal of ours, and we value the opportunity to reach out to often-marginalized groups.

Nonetheless, our goal of inclusivity must be balanced with respect for fact. Certainly, ideology makes its way into our programs; we do not and have never claimed to be a viewpointneutral organization. However, when a certain ideology flies in the face of current scientifically and medically accepted evidence, we are not responsible for promoting it.

Such is the case when it comes to the claim that Plan B, also called the “morning-after pill,” acts as an abortifacient. Plan B is not capable of terminating a pregnancy. Some individuals have trouble distinguishing Plan B from RU-486. RU-486 is “the abortion pill,” and it can terminate a pregnancy. Therein lies the difference between Plan B and RU-486.

As any of our program facilitators

would clearly explain in a SOL program, the probable mechanisms of Plan B include preventing ovulation, thickening the cervical mucus to prevent fertilization or preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg into the endometrium (uterine lining). Which mechanism is “the” mechanism in any given situation will depend on a number of factors, including the stage of a woman’s menstrual cycle and when she took the drug after unprotected intercourse (ideally, Plan B is taken as soon as possible following unprotected sex, but it can be taken up to five days afterward). If Plan B does prevent pregnancy, as it does in 89 percent of cases when taken in the appropriate time frame, it is impossible to know by which of the three mechanisms pregnancy prevention occurred.

When a certain ideology flies in the face of current scientifically and medically accepted evidence, we are not responsible for promoting it.

If a woman has already become pregnant, Plan B will not have any effect. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists defines the beginning of pregnancy (or “conception”) as the implantation of a fertilized egg in the lining of the uterus.

During the time during which Plan B is effective, there is no “pregnancy” to terminate. Once a pregnancy is established, the body starts producing boatloads of its own hormones, and these hormones will override the

hormones in Plan B. These hormones will also provide the first measurable indicator that pregnancy has begun, meaning there is no way of knowing whether an egg has been fertilized prior to taking Plan B. As every Sex Out Loud program begins, we encourage participants to use their sexual imaginations and to recognize many of the words we casually throw around in our everyday lives have no concrete definitions and mean different things to different people.

Based on our goal of inclusivity, we do our very best not to make assumptions, except for one: Our audience consists of free-thinking people capable of forming their own opinions and drawing their own conclusions when presented with factual information.

If an individual chooses to define the beginning of pregnancy (which for many individuals is distinct from the beginning of life) as fertilization, that is his or her prerogative. However, the claim that Sex Out Loud ought to warn students that nonpregnant women may be having abortions insults our audience members.

To effectively discuss medical phenomena (and in this case, an FDAregulated medication), Sex Out Loud uses correct terminology and definitions. We are proud to hold ourselves to a high standard of accuracy in the information we present, and we are not responsible for the promotion of ideologically based rejection of expert medical opinion.

Erica Andrist is a first year student in the School of Medicine and Public Health and a member of Sex Out Loud. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Angeles sextet finally left their mother’s basement, but what are I have to confess up front that they supposed to do in a world I am an avid proponent of zom- where they can’t immediately bies. Their insatiable hunger for shoot anyone who looks at them human flesh, their awkwardly or has incessant moana really nice car?

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Abundantly crass and self-indulgent, Hollywood Undead performs with a misplaced, mindless aggression, leaving the listener annoyed with the pointless commentary of Desperate Measures. least “I Love College” contained a literacy; but to even the most the cover is a trite commentary hint of tongue-in-cheek liveliness. angst-ridden bands, Hollywood on how gentrification is not limNixing any level of artistic legiti- Undead is an abomination. ited to University Square. macy for shock value, Desperate I spent a solid seven months However, it would be irresponMeasures is oppressively awful. in high school carrying around sible journalism not to give credit nothing but Operation Ivy’s where credit is due. After all, I’d Energy, so their choice to cover be letting my adoration blind me “Bad Town” was an especially if I said that zombies could crehard pill to swallow. Their new ate more intelligent music. The Nixing any level of artistic legiti- version is a full actualization of undead have undergone many macy for shock value, Desperate their insatiable appetite for atten- incarnations, and a mindless rage tion. The trumpets, guitars and might be the only trait they all Measures is oppresively awful. vocals are so clean that they lose have in common. And, at the end the unapologetic garishness that of the day, Hollywood Undead did made Operation Ivy’s unifying provide a useful lesson. As much anthem so effective to begin with. as I love watching zombies from The difference between angst Instead of an upheaval of earnest afar, there’s a reason everyone runs and rage can be boiled down to disenfranchisement and unrest, when they see them coming.

Zemeckis overzealous about motion-capture animation in classic remakes KEVIN SLANE dr. slanelove

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he big winner in the box office this past week was Robert Zemeckis’ update of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” a film that has already been made countless times. Once again, Zemeckis decided to experiment with motion capture animation, in which the actors do their scenes in front of green screens, and then animated versions of them are placed into animated backgrounds.

The sub-genre hasn’t been off to a great start, and has been described by some as oddly disconcerting.

So far, the sub-genre has not been off to a great start, and has been described by some as oddly disconcerting because of the film looking incredibly real with the exception of characters’ eyes, which look soulless, empty and dead.

The much bigger news about “A Christmas Carol,” however, is how its decision to open in the first week of November is faring. Even though the film opened at the top of the box office, “A Christmas Carol” still fell below studio estimates for the film, leading to some speculation that it

may flounder. Companies have made sure Christmas officially starts immediately after Halloween with their store promotions and endless holiday advertising, but never before has a Christmas-themed film attempted to open so early and carry through to the holiday box office boom.

When studio executives decided to give “A Christmas Carol” a November 6 release, they essentially indicated the film would continue to perform strongly enough to last until Christmas, and then surge through the holiday season into mid-January, making it even more successful than it would have been with a Christmas release. This is a bold strategy, but at this point, the film’s only saving grace might be that it’s being shown in 3D and in IMAX, and will be one of the only films in that format until Christmas. If the movie crashes and burns, you would probably assume that it would be the end of Zemeckis’ motion capture movie experiments.

But you know what they say about assuming, don’t you? Because instead of waiting a few more weeks, checking out fan reactions and doing some market research, Zemeckis is already moving forward with yet another motion-capture film based on a Christmas story.

First we had 2004’s “Polar Express,” then we got “A Christmas Carol” and now we can look forward to “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” The movie will be based not on Tchaikovsky’s ballet, but on the E.T.A. Hoffmann novel, in which we learn of the nutcracker’s past and witness the battle between dolls and mice.

The distressing part of all this is not that the film sounds like a bad idea—which it does—or that it deals with the novel rather than the ballet; it’s that without waiting to see whether “A Christmas Carol” would sink or swim, Zemeckis and studio executives moved right along as if it were a smashing success.

This leads me to one of two conclusions: Studio executives are so bereft of ideas that they’re willing to greenlight any film based on a classic with an added twist, or Robert Zemeckis is so convinced motioncapture filmmaking is the new big thing that he’ll doggedly continue to make films with it whatever the results may be.

Whatever the rationale is for greenlighting “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” it certainly seems to be too soon.

In truth, it’s probably a little of both things. Studio executives do greenlight horrible remakes, but many of them make money simply based on name recognition. “The Polar Express” capitalized on the Christmas market twice, having the movie and DVD both released in late December, an almost unheard of delay at this stage of the movie-to-DVD business.

But the trick worked, as shoppers caught up in holiday spirit bought the film in droves, seemingly for-

getting about the mixed reviews from the year before.

Zemeckis also has yet to find critical acclaim for his films, with “A Christmas Carol” probably being the closest.

It can also be said that Robert Zemeckis is overzealous about motion-capture technology. He already experienced his first colossal failure in motion capture with 2007’s “Beowulf,” a sad attempt to capitalize on the popularity of “300.”

He also has yet to find critical acclaim for his films, with “A Christmas Carol” probably

being the closest. And yet he soldiers on, ready to make another motion-capture film based on a Christmas story, one that won’t be released for a long time, meaning motion-capture technology could be considered completely passé by that point.

Whatever the rationale is for greenlighting “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” it certainly seems to be too soon. Given the risky nature with which “A Christmas Carol” was marketed, it’s hardly a guarantee that this fledgling subgenre will flourish. Yet if writing about the film industry has taught me anything, it’s that studio execs are unpredictable, and their decisions are inexplicable.

Would you want to see a motion capture adaptation of “The Nutcracker?” Tell Kevin why at kevslane@gmail.com.

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Meticulous

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

© Puzzles by Pappocom

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Charlie and Boomer

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Way To Go! ACROSS 1 Bits of current 5 Phonograph pioneer Berliner 10 Edible beaked pods 14 “Mighty Aphrodite” co-star Sorvino 15 ___ parker (busybody) 16 Untrustworthy one 17 Red Cross initiative 19 Place with a counter 20 Horror film franchise street 21 Lunches or brunches 22 Rural road surface 24 Act as a middleman 26 Tree trunk, after processing 27 Certain Monopoly property 34 Bend a senator’s ear, perhaps 37 Licoricelike flavoring 38 67.5 degrees, to mariners 39 “Beware the ___ of March” 40 What dispensaries dispense 41 Primary sail 42 Clock div.

43 Patty Hearst’s name in the SLA 44 Cockamamie

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Well-off Vole relative Situated below African amulet (Var.) Having hit the hay Word between I’s in a famous palindrome Character on “The Cosby Show” Nostalgic pathway “___ cost you!”

“Dallas” clan name Drought-scourged “America the Beautiful” pronoun Overrun with marsh plants, e.g.

Ceremonious poetry

DOWN 1 Color in 66-Across 2 ___ Bornes (classic card game) 3 Some limo destinations 4 ___ Paulo, Brazil 5 Ultimate objective 6 Cartoonist Drucker or Walker 7 Egyptian fertility goddess 8 Potok’s “My Name is Asher ___” 9 Monocle 10 Methuselah’s claim to fame

11 Chicken ___ (deep-fried dish) 12 Unhealthy chest sound 13 Seed protector 18 Flight annoyance 23 Travel randomly 25 Weakens or recedes 28 Small mountain lakes 29 Arctic native 30 Victory smoke 31 Well-groomed 32 Troop group 33 Counting-out rhyme start 34 Wheels of fortune?

35 Chief Norse god 36 Nota ___ (“note well”) 40 Periods of sunlight 41 Kennel club reject 43 Bygone autocrat 44 Unable to make it on one’s own 46 Sock pattern 47 Department created by Carter 50 “... seen and not ___” 51 Comic Kovacs 52 Oboists need them 53 Fortitude 54 Wife of Boaz 55 Like some rumors 56 In a group of 57 Sound made by Big Ben 61 Animal that sounds exactly like you 62 Thai language

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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coaching from page 8 of the fan base was beside itself with anger at how the team had slipped and kept losing to Ohio State. They expected more from Michigan football.

Since then the team is 814 under new head coach Rich Rodriguez and suffered its first losing season since Lyndon Johnson was president. His squad is 5-5 (15 in the Big Ten) with its last two games against top-20 teams.

Now this is not to say that Michigan can’t return to its former stature under Rodriguez, but the change has been difficult, and in retrospect, it seems a little foolish to have called for the retirement of a coach who won the Wolverines’ only national title since 1948.

Michigan’s tale of woe should give pause to people who jump quickly to say a coach is not delivering good enough results.

And it’s not like Michigan’s story is an uncommon one.

Look at Nebraska, which in 25 years under Tom Osborne won over 80 percent of its games, took home three national titles and never had a worse record than 9-4.

His replacement, Frank Solich, did not have as sterling a record, but three top-10 finishes and 58 wins over six seasons were nothing to scoff at.

But then Solich fell victim to inflated expectations.

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basketball from page 8 but shot the ball even worse last night, hitting only three of 19 three-point shots for 16 percent.

Hughes and Bohannon combined for a 2-for-11 effort from behind the arc, with Bohannon going 2-for-8 and Hughes 0-for-3.

Additionally, junior forward Tim Jarmusz and sophomore guard Jordan Taylor both went 0-for-2, altogether equaling a disappointing shooting performance from the Badgers’ three-point threats.

While Wisconsin was not happy with its effort from long range, the players know shooting is something that fluctuates and is a straightforward part of the game to work on.

“Shooting is one of the easiest things to improve, just because of the time and repetition,” junior forward Keaton Nankivil said. “It’s probably better at this point to be shooting a lower percentage and better at other stuff than it is to be getting all our shots and not doing other stuff.”

Junior forward Jon Leuer was not particularly troubled with Wisconsin’s shooting either.

“Shooting over the course of a season is going to come and go,” Leuer said. “You’re going to have games where you’re knocking everything down and other games where it’s just happening.”

Leuer then pointed to fundamentals such as defense and rebounding as parts of the game the team must execute consistently, which is what the Badgers did tonight.

Wisconsin used its considerable size advantage to control the glass to create run-out situations on defense and easy shot opportunities on offense.

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Ryan Evans pulled down eight rebounds, a team high, and also racked up 8 points, including a pair of crowd-pleasing dunks. for Wisconsin, both shooting 7for-11 from the field with many close-range field goals.

Leuer grabbed seven rebounds, and freshman guard/ forward Ryan Evans had a teamhigh eight boards.

Evans was the most-used substitute for the Badgers, playing 21 minutes. In addition to his eight rebounds, Evans scored eight

points on 4-of-10 shooting. Evans struggled with his outside shooting but was productive inside and had two emphatic slam dunks to rev up the crowd.

Taylor and sophomore forward Rob Wilson were the other two subs to log double-digit minutes.

Taylor scored three points on 1of-6 shooting, and Wilson scored four on 2-for-3 shooting.

Steve Pederson, who explained he would not let “the program gravitate into mediocrity,” adding, “We won’t surrender the Big 12 to Oklahoma and Texas.”

Solich had gone 9-3 in his last year, but I guess the team just wasn’t enough of a contender.

The replacement, former NFL coach Bill Callahan, only lasted four years, struggling to two losing seasons, as many as the Huskers had in the previous 44 years. The Big 12 was surrendered to Texas and Oklahoma, and Nebraska’s northern division has become the second class of the league.

There are other similar stories like Glen Mason at Minnesota or David Cutcliffe at Ole Miss, who were both fired because the level of success they brought grew stale and restless fan bases demanded more. Neither of their replacements has set the world on fire, nor did they turn the respective schools into recruiting powerhouses or even contenders.

These stories should serve as a warning to the group of mouthy fans who were coming after Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema when the team had just lost to the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes, or last year when firebretbielema.com started garnering publicity. The complaints came: He couldn’t win a big game, the team was trending downward.

After three years, a downward trend? Never mind that teams usually get worse after a 12-1 season (year one) and often get worse after a 9-4 season (year two), three years is a ludicrously small sample size to decide that a program is on a downward trend.

The point is that a coach-

ing change must be borne not from frustration with sustained success (calling a 7-5 year bad might just be the definition of sustained success), but from a real opportunity to move the program to a higher level.

Against Minnesota Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team played its best hockey of the year, functioning well with strong goaltending and a high-powered offense that helped the Badgers to a pair of victories over their toughest competition of the year. It was a big difference from the same team that faced North Dakota, Bemidji State and Ohio State earlier in the season and split each of those series with first-game losses.

When Wisconsin faced off against Robert Morris last weekend, fans wondered which version of the team would show up: the strong performers who beat the Gophers or the Badgers who had already lost three games after dropping only two the year before. The answer came with a loss Nov. 6 and an overtime win Nov. 7 against the Colonials.

Tonight Wisconsin will take on Wayne State and look to get back to playing the way they did against Minnesota, and not how they did against their other four opponents.

Head coach Tracey DeKeyser said the team must replicate the style of hockey they played against the Gophers to have success Thursday and Friday night.

“We played the toughest team the best,” she said of the Minnesota series. “It’s a matter of emulating that and being consistent with our energy output and our pace that we set and our puck movement, that we’re capable of but we’re not executing all the time.”

Sophomore forward Brooke Ammerman, who scored the gamewinning overtime goal against Robert Morris and had three goals in the Minnesota series, agreed the Badgers have to bring the intensity they had in the Border Battle into the rest of the year. “[Against] Minnesota we had to be ready because we knew they

were good, and I think we kind of rested on our heels,” Ammerman said. “This Thursday night we really need to come out ready to play, and hopefully we’ve learned our lesson by now, since we’ve lost four that way.”

DeKeyser said the Badgers cannot let their success in the 2008-’09 season cloud their vision this year.

“We just have to understand that we’re a different group this year, those teams are a different group as well and we can’t go on historical performances, our side or their side,” she said.

As the competition for starting goaltender between freshman Becca Ruegsegger and senior Alannah McCready continues, DeKeyser has not picked a starter yet for the series against the Warriors, although Ruegsegger has started each of the past six games. The defense in front of that goaltender has been hit hard by injuries, but DeKeyser said she has been impressed with their play.

“For the shrinking corps that we have, they’ve been doing pretty good,” she joked.

Junior defender Malee Windmeier, who did not play last weekend because of a hip injury, said she is feeling better and hopes to play this weekend.

Another injured Badger, freshman forward Brianna Decker, is close to returning after injuring her lower arm in the first series of the year. Decker, the WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year, was on the ice at team practices this week, and DeKeyser said she could be back soon depending on the results of an upcoming doctor’s appointment.

DeKeyser said having Decker back would be a big boost to the offense and team as a whole.

“You can’t overlook the scoring power or potential that she has,” DeKeyser said. “She’s a gritty, hardworking player that obviously has a great impact right away.”

These stories should serve as a warning to the group of mouthy fans who were coming after Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema.

It is not easy to vault from being a pretty good team (where Wisconsin is) to being a consistently great team (Ohio State, Oklahoma and where some delusional Badger fans imagine Wisconsin should be). The Badgers only recently moved from the consistently bad level to pretty good; if another leap forward comes, it will take time.

But for now Bielema, is still the head coach, and this year he’s done a pretty good job. Barring a collapse down the stretch, Wisconsin should win between 9 and 11 games depending on its bowl opponent.

So the fans who hoped to replace Bret just a few weeks ago should take a long, hard look at where the Wolverines are right now. If the Badgers took a fall like Michigan has in the past two years, it would take a very long time to recover.

Still think the next Jim Tressel or Urban Meyer is out there for the Badgers to snap up? Tell Ben who it is at breiner@wisc.edu.

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Brooke Ammerman has driven the Wisconsin scoring attack this year and must bring that same strength against Wayne State.

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Impatient fans should heed warnings BEN BREINER boom goes the breinamite

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h en the Michigan Wolverines take the field at Camp Randall

Stadium Saturday, they won’t be looking to shore up a resume for a BCS berth or gearing up for a dynamic rivalry game with Ohio State. No, on Saturday they will be fighting for their first FBS win since September and their best chance for bowl eligibility.

How the mighty have fallen.

But Michigan’s tale of woe

Men’s Basketball

should give pause to people who jump quickly to say a coach is not delivering good enough results.

Lloyd Carr had a dominating 13season run that included a national title, five Big Ten titles and only one year below the eight-win mark.

But by the end of his tenure, much coaching page 7

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Trevon Hughes racked up 10 steals and nine points against UWSuperior. The Badgers will open regular-season play Nov. 15.

Badgers ride strong defense to lopsided win

By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

On UW-Superior’s first possession, junior forward Jake Smith sent a high, inaccurate pass to junior forward Marcus Helland, who made the catch, hung in the air and banked it home to complete the alley-oop, sending oo’s and ah’s through the Kohl Center. But it was all downhill from there for the Yellowjackets, as Wisconsin cruised to an 80-47 preseason win.

It was the second consecutive lopsided preseason victory for the Badgers, who downed Bemidji State 90-54 last week.

Wisconsin will now turn its focus to the regular-season opener Nov. 15 against Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne.

Before the contest, Badger players and coaches noted the Yellowjackets’ outside shooting potential, but Wisconsin executed a dominant defensive performance, closing well on outside shooters and harassing the UWSuperior ball-handlers.

Senior guard Trevon Hughes stood out for the Badgers on the defensive side of the ball, running all over the court to disrupt dribblers and collect loose balls. Hughes finished the game with 10 steals.

“A guy like [Hughes] gets 10 steals and people think, ‘Oh, he stripped the ball 10 times,’” head coach Bo Ryan said. “[But] there were deflections, there were loose balls, and he got a lot of them ...

He got the steals on loose balls and being active.”

Hughes attributed his defensive effort to the Badgers’ depth at guard, knowing he can play his

hardest because a quality guard is waiting to replace him when he needs a breather.

“I’m not worried about getting tired,” Hughes said. “I’m going to give it my all.”

Senior guard Jason Bohannon also got in on the takeaway action with four steals, part of a team effort that forced 24 turnovers from the Yellowjackets.

When the Badgers were not taking the ball away from UWSuperior, they were upsetting the Yellowjackets’ field-goal attempts and forcing bad shots, holding them to 31 percent field-goal shooting and 25 percent threepoint shooting.

“I’m not worried about getting tired. I’m going to give it my all.”

Trevon Hughes senior guard UW Basketball

Another positive Wisconsin can take away from last night’s contest was its free-throw shooting. The Badgers went 19-for-32 from the line against Bemidji State, and although they did not get to the line as often last night, they were much more efficient, converting 9-of-11 from the stripe.

On offense, Wisconsin continued to struggle with its outside shooting. Wisconsin shot 25 percent (5-of-20) on three point attempts against Bemidji State, basketball page 7

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Story by James Adams For John Clay, it was as simple as a three carry, 52 yard performance against the Michigan Wolverines in 2008. For Zach Brown, it came in the form of a two touchdown, 250 yard massacre of Minnesota in 2007 filling in for an injured P.J. Hill. For both highly touted recruits, it was that breakthrough game where they became less like an abstract scouting report and more like a true contributor to the Badgers’ backfield. For Montee Ball, it came last week with 115 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Bloomington that helped his team escape with a narrow 31-28 victory.

Ball graduated Timberland High School in Wentzville, Mo. in 2009 having broken every one of the school district’s rushing records. His mind boggling statistics included 995 carries, 8,222 rushing yards and 107 touchdowns. It was no surprise, then, that numerous Big Ten, Big XII and even a Pac-10 team came calling when he became an eligible recruit.

Knowing full well that only a year of eligibility separated him from soon-tobe featured back John Clay, Ball chose Wisconsin over Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Northwestern and Stanford.

“When I made my official visit, it was the perfect fit for me. [Wisconsin] runs the same style offense I did in high school so I felt it would be a smart idea...”

Ball said.

When Ball arrived on campus, he faced the challenge of making his presence felt on a team where redshirt sophomore John Clay and junior Zach Brown had already established themselves as the future of the Wisconsin backfield. Redshirt freshman Erik Smith posed yet another road block to Ball breaking into the rotation.

With a stable of capable running backs on their roster, the Badgers’ coaching staff toyed with the idea of redshirting Ball and allowing him to mature for an extra year in the system before battling for playing time. Ultimately, head coach Bielema decided not to redshirt Ball and it’s now apparent that decision has paid off.

“Coach decided that I can keep the chains moving...it’s a great feeling,” said Ball. “I sweat everyday with my lineman and my teammates and I just like to see them smile when I score a touchdown.”

There were certainly growing pains for 5 foot 11 inch Ball as he did not see playing time in the first four games of the season and was held to just five yards on four carries in his debut versus Minnesota.

According to Ball, though, the competition for playing time has helped him through the difficulties of learning a new

playbook and recognizing Big Ten defensive schemes.

“They each teach me different things.

Clay teaches me tenacity and strength... [with] Brown, it’s footwork...they’re kind of like family to me.”

Ball’s hard work and determination has helped jump him into a comfortable position second on the depth chart behind Clay.

Running backs coach John Settle acknowledges that Clay is safe right now as the starter, but Ball’s performance has definitely caught the attention of the coaching staff.

“John has established himself as a starter...when he needs a breather, we’ve inserted Montee because of the things that he’s shown and the things that he’s done with the opportunities he’s gotten,” said Settle.

While Ball’s carries have increased and his potential has become evident, Settle feels as if a healthy sense of competition for playing time has developed in practice among the Wisconsin running backs.

“The one thing that guys understand at this level [is] playing time... if you threaten a guy with a lack of playing time, it gets their attention... it’s a business where you have to produce.”

While many teams both around the Big Ten and around the country have converted to spread offenses, the Badgers appear content with their classic, run between the tackles style of play. Wisconsin’s unrelenting commitment to a strong running attack has definitely paid off. The Badgers currently rank second in the Big Ten, behind Saturday’s opponent Michigan, with over 205 rushing yards per game.

When the 2009 season comes to a close, Clay will still have two years of eligibility remaining. Ball, the heir apparent to the

first slot on the depth chart, will have, at the least, one full season (depending on whether or not Clay enters the NFL draft following his junior year) before he assumes the role of starting running back. Until such a time, Ball will maintain the attitude he has had all along.

“Whenever my number’s called I’m just going to produce. I just do what I’ve got to do,” Ball said.

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Wisconsin Badgers (4-2 Big Ten, 7-2 overall) vs. Michigan Wolverines (1-5 Big Ten, 5-5 overall) Series: Michigan leads 49-12-1

Time: 11 a.m.

TV: Big Ten Network Radio: Wisconsin Radio Network (with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas)

Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema (Fourth year as head coach: 35-13 career) and Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez (Second year as head coach: 11375-2 career).

The Badgers have not lost to the Wolverines in Camp Randall since 2001 when Michigan pulled out a 20-17 victory.

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WISCONSIN DEFENSE VS. MICHIGAN OFFENSE

Usually when a running back with the skill of John Clay goes down injured, a team loses the threat of a dominant running game. Not so much for the Badgers, as freshman Monte Ball stepped up last week against Purdue to record 115 yards and two touchdowns. Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema expects Clay to start, as the Badgers will look to once again run the ball with the talented twosome in the backfield.

Michigan’s defense has been anything but dominant this year, as they allow over 150 rushing yards a game. This fact, coupled with their 10th-ranked passing defense in the Big Ten, has given Wolverine fans their worst defense in over five years. Things won’t get easier for Michigan when they travel to Camp Randall.

Michigan comes into Wisconsin averaging 404 yards of total offense per game. They are led by the talented but mistake-prone freshman quarterback Tate Forcier. Forcier has recorded 10 touchdowns this year but also has five interceptions, two of which came at critical points in losses to Iowa and Michigan State. The seniority of this very young team comes in the backfield. Seniors Carlos Brown and Brandon Minor split carries for the Wolverines, but expect to see Forcier do his fair share of running.

There is no way that the returning members on the Badger defense have forgotten about last year’s collapse at the Big House. With victory all but assured, the Badgers let their guard down and fell to the Wolverines. This year, the Wisconsin defense is fourth in the Big Ten in total defense, and in order to make this game successful, they will need to force turnovers and hold on to whatever lead the offense gives them.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Advantage: Wisconsin

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Michigan’s senior kicker Jason Olesnavage has hit nine of 11 field goals this year, including a season-long of 51 yards last week against Purdue.

Olesnavage is a very bright spot for a special teams unit that has yet to allow a touchdown on a kick or punt return. Michigan has also had two touchdown returns of their own and will need to be strong on special teams to have a fighting chance on Saturday.

Wisconsin return man David Gilreath muffed a punt last weekend against Indiana, but his big play capability has still very much a viable option for the Badgers. Gilreath is yet to record a returning touchdown, but he has gotten Wisconsin good field position with his returns. Badger kicker Philip Welch has had a roller-coaster ride of a season, as he has only hit 12 of 18 field goals.

Anybody who was calling for Bret Bielema’s head last year has certainly been silenced by the Badgers’ play this year. While there are no signature victories on the Badgers’ resume, they have shown that they are a good team and deserve to be ranked in the BCS top 20. Bielema still has plenty of work to do, however, as he faces a young Wolverine team with a coach who is waiting to prove his worth.

There was a lot of positive speculation when Rich Rodriguez took over as coach of Michigan just two years ago, but rumors of illegal workouts have marred this season.

As the NCAA investigates Michigan, Rodriguez has continued to recruit well and work with the talent he has. Rodriguez has yet to bring his winning ways to Michigan, but there is no better time to start for the Wolverine coach than this week.

Advantage: Tossup

Advantage: Wisconsin —Compiled by Drew Simon

College football rivalries stand above other sports NICO SAVIDGE savidge nation

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here’s nothing better than a great college football rivalry game.

Imagine the Red River Shootout, where fans pack every seat at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas covered head to toe in burnt orange or crimson to watch Texas take on Oklahoma. Or think of the annual contest between Army and Navy, one so storied it often attracts both teams’ commander-in-chief.

Plus, there are the great rivalry game names, such as Utah and BYU facing off in “Church vs. State,” Georgia and Georgia Tech taking part in “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” or Georgia and Florida in “The World’s Largest Outdoor

Cocktail Party.” Then you’ve got rivalry trophies like Wisconsin’s Axe (and, before that, the Slab of Bacon) and the Old Oaken Bucket that Purdue and Indiana fight for.

Even Saturday’s matchup between Wisconsin and Michigan has become a good rivalry, simply because it is almost always a contest between two of the conference’s top teams.

But why are college football’s rivalries so heated between players and fans alike?

Sure, the funny names and cool trophies are nice, but the thing that sets college football rivalries apart from others is the bond fans feel between their team and themselves.

College football fans are a part of their school and, therefore, a part of the rivalry—every hotly contested game is a fight they have a stake in.

Red Sox fans might hate the Yankees, but how many Boston

fans have actually been part of that organization? You can say the same thing for any other sport, even the ones that are supposedly the fiercest.

College football fans are a part of their school and, therefore, a part of the rivalry— every hotly contested game is a fight they have a stake in.

The rivalries between the Bruins and Canadiens in the NHL, Packers and Vikings in the NFL and even Manchester United and Chelsea can’t match the intensity of their college counterparts because their fans are not as dedicated. Obviously those teams’ supporters are loyal, but their identity with the team doesn’t

go any further than in sports.

There are college football fans who are the same way, but the people who graduated from the school they cheer for are some of the most dedicated supporters you will ever find.

That’s because, in college football, fandom is bigger than what happens on the field. The Wisconsin Badgers are not just a team to me: As a student here, the University of Wisconsin is part of who I am.

I’m not just a Badger fan, I am a Badger, and it’s the same for any other college football fans. If you’re a Texas graduate, you’re just as much of a Longhorn as someone on the field.

That factor strengthens the bonds between fans, their universities and their teams.

This is true for all of college sports, but can be seen the most

in football because of the accessibility of the sport.

There is no shortage of dedicated college basketball and hockey fans, but with only 15,000 or so seats available for each game, fans don’t get the chance to see their team in action like they can with football. No matter how loud your arena is, it won’t match the intensity of hearing 80,000 fans at Camp Randall Stadium.

“Rivalry Week” is just two weeks away, and I can’t wait. The Badgers may have already secured the Axe this year, but for teams across the country Saturday will be a chance to earn bragging rights, a sweet trophy and prove once again why theirs are the most hard-fought battles in all of sports.

Do you think there are better rivalries than those in college football?

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Most memorable athletic moment: First time running out of the tunnel or first pick against Illinois in 2008 Favorite professional athletes: John Lynch and Marvin Harrison Favorite professional sports team: Green Bay Packers Halloween costume: Adam Sandler Favorite late-night snack venue in Madison: Qdoba or Ian’s Coach Bret Bielema described in one word: Passionate ISABEL ÁLVAREZ/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO

This week in the Big Ten

South Dakota State at Minnesota 11:00 a.m.

Indiana at (18) Penn State 11:00 a.m.

Northwestern at Illinois 11:00 a.m.

Michigan State at Purdue 11:00 a.m.

(10) Iowa at (11) Ohio State 2:30 p.m.

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Conference titles, BCS hopes on the line the Big Ten title and earn a spot in the Rose Bowl with wins over Ohio State and Minnesota.

Although they have only averaged 24.2 points per game, the Hawkeyes have held opponents to 15.9 and have been tough to overcome late in games.

(10) Iowa vs. (11) Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.

(16) Utah vs. (4) TCU, 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame vs. (12) Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Stanford vs. USC

Texas Tech vs. (19) Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

WEEK ELEVEN POLLS AP TOP 25 1. Florida (39) 1467 2. Texas (10) 1430 3. Alabama (11) 1422 4. TCU 1271 5. Cincinnati 1263 6. Boise State 1228 7. Georgia Tech 1127 8. Pittsburgh 945 9. LSU 904 10. Ohio State 898 11. USC 834 12. Miami (FL) 805 13. Houston 783 14. Oregon 752 15. Iowa 741 16. Utah 706 17. Oklahoma State 492 18. Arizona 476 19. Penn State 467 20. Virginia Tech 275 21. Wisconsin 274 22. Brigham Young 219 23. South Florida 167 24. Clemson 149 25. Stanford 107 Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 19, Oklahoma 20, California 23 Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 95, West Virginia 54, Auburn 54, Texas Tech 24, Navy 19, Tennessee 12, Rutgers 11, Nebraska 9, Temple 7, Kansas State 5, Notre Dame 3, Mississippi 2, Fresno State 2, Troy 1

BCS 1. Florida .984 2. Alabama .952 3. Texas .923 4. TCU .862 5. Cincinnati .858 6. Boise State .813 7. Georgia Tech .755 8. LSU .614 9. USC .592 10. Iowa .575 11. Ohio State .573 12. Pittsburgh .563 13. Oregon .532 14. Miami (FL) .471 15. Houston .469 16. Utah .400 17. Arizona .336 18. Penn State .335 19. Oklahoma State .291 20. Wisconsin .233 21. Virginia Tech .233 22. Brigham Young .124 23. Oregon State .123 24. South Florida .108 25. West Virginia .065

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Iowa’s chances at a Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl took a turn for the worse when junior quarterback Ricky Stanzi went down with an injury against Northwestern.

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With the season winding down, each game is a crushing blow or clutch win for teams with conference title or BCS hopes. This weekend hosts three pivotal games in three of the BCS conferences and a game between two of the top nonBCS schools.

West Virginia vs. Cincinnati The Mountaineers and Bearcats will face off in a matchup of top-25 teams on Friday night at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

The Bearcats remain undefeated (5-0 Big East, 9-0 overall) and in the hunt for a national title appearance despite playing the last three contests without their standout senior quarterback Tony Pike.

Pike had earned some Heisman love after throwing for 15 touchdowns and only three interceptions the first six weeks of the season.

After his injury, however, it seemed unlikely that the Bearcats could keep their record unblemished.

Backup Zach Collaros put those concerns to bed, leading Cincinnati to three straight victories, including a 47-45 win over Connecticut last weekend in which he threw for 480 yards, ran for 75 more and accounted for three touchdowns (two rushing).

Pike should be ready to return this weekend and appears to be in line to return to the starting spot. However, Collaros’ play warrants at least a situational appearance in the nation’s third-ranked offense.

West Virginia will counter with a spread offense that is led by dynamic junior running back Noel Divine.

Divine has rushed for 1,010 yards on just 167 attempts, an average of over six yards per carry. A win over the Bearcats would keep the Mountaineers (3-1 Big East, 7-2 overall) in contention for a Big East title, as they enter the weekend trailing only Cincinnati and Pittsburg (5-0 Big East, 8-1 overall).

The Utah Utes and TCU Horned Frogs hook up in Fort Worth, Texas, this Saturday for a matchup that has not only MWC but BCS implications.

The two teams stand tied atop the Mountain West Conference with unblemished 5-0 conference records.

The Horned Frogs are unbeaten overall, at 9-0, and have put themselves in position to protest loudly should they finish undefeated and be left out of the national title game.

Utah (8-1) has not lost since a 3124 defeat at the hands of the Oregon Ducks on Sept. 19. However, the Utes are currently in the process of breaking in a freshman quarterback. That freshman, Jordan Wynn, debuted two weeks ago and revived a stumbling Utes offense in a 22-10 win over Wyoming. He made his first start last week, throwing for 297 yards and two scores against New Mexico in a 45-10 victory.

This week will certainly be a challenge for the young freshman, as TCU boasts the sixth-ranked team defense in the country. The Horned Frogs have allowed just 11.2 points per game and have held three of their last four opponents to a touchdown or less. That includes a dominating 38-7 victory over then No. 16 BYU, a game in which TCU forced two turnovers and sacked quarterback Max Hall five times, shutting down BYU’s aerial attack.

To complement their prowess on defense, the Horned Frogs know how to score. In fact, they are the only team in the country in the top 10 both defensively and offensively.

Iowa vs. Ohio State Iowa’s dreams of a national championship were dashed last weekend at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats.

A Big Ten title is still a very real possibility, but the Hawkeyes will have to come out of Columbus with a win on Saturday to make it happen. The Buckeyes join Iowa as the only two Big Ten teams with just one conference

loss. After a surprising loss to Purdue on Oct. 17, Ohio State has ripped off three consecutive wins in impressive form.

Sophomore dual-threat quarterback Terrelle Pryor has responded well to the criticism that has followed his play much of the year, directing an Ohio State attack that has outscored its last three opponents by a combined score of 107-14. That includes a 24-7 victory over Penn State last weekend, a win that, along with Iowa’s loss, put the Buckeyes in control of their own destiny.

The Hawkeyes have played in several close games this year, and they finally got burned last weekend when the Wildcats walked out of Iowa City with a 17-10 victory.

They suffered a huge blow when junior quarterback Ricky Stanzi left the game with an ankle injury.

He has since had surgery on the ankle and in all likelihood will not be available for the rest of the regular season. However, Iowa can still win

Usually by this time of the season, any football game featuring the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Coliseum amounts to a tune-up for a Rose Bowl appearance, or even a national championship.

This year, however, the story is a bit different. Two conference losses have left the Trojans in a tie for third in the Pac-10, and while the Trojans are still technically in the hunt for a conference crown, the unbeatable aura of the team has certainly taken a hit.

The late season swoon is something that head coach Pete Carroll has not dealt with much in his tenure at USC. Then again, so is navigating a full season with a true freshman quarterback. The young signal-caller, Matt Barkley, has looked great at times and, well, like a freshman at others.

Stanford does not have an elite defense, but they run the ball with the best, and Barkley will have to control the tempo for the Trojans.

Attempting to control the pace on the other side will be the Cardinal’s senior running back Toby Gerhart.

While he does not get much attention, Gerhart has put together one of the best seasons in the country. He has rushed for 1,217 yards and 16 touchdowns this season, placing him second in the nation in both.

Stanford (5-2 Pac-10, 6-3 overall) will be looking to make it back-toback marquee victories after knocking off Oregon last week in a 51-42 shootout. Gerhart ran 38 times for 233 yards and three scores to help out freshman quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck was pretty good himself, throwing for 251 yards and two more scores.

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15 MINUTES OF FAME The Badgers have started games slowly the entire season, scoring only 38 points the whole year in the first quarter. However, Wisconsin has been absolutely dominant during the second quarter. Through nine games, the Badgers have scored 123 points, almost tripling their opponents in the second frame. This total also more than doubles the second most prolific quarter for the Badgers, the fourth quarter, where the team has scored 52 points. For the majority of contests this year, Wisconsin has kept the score even through one quarter, scoring only four more points than its opponents, then proceeding to put teams away after that with its second-quarter dominance. Not surprisingly, the only quarter in which the Badgers have not outscored their opponents is the fourth, losing that battle by 27 points, resulting in a number of near collapses, and unnecessarily close victories.

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NO EASY WAY OUT In his weekly press conference on Monday, Bret Bielema directly countered the constant nagging he has received for the Badgers' seemingly easy scheduling. Wisconsin currently owns the 14th toughest schedule in the entire Football Bowl Subdivison.

Additionally, the Badgers have the most difficult schedule in the Big Ten conference. Although most of this is due to the large success of opponents Iowa and Ohio State, this statistic still illustrates an important point. Wisconsin, by no means, ever has an “easy schedule” while playing in the Big Ten. Sure, to ever be considered a national championship contender Wisconsin will have to begin to add tougher out-of-conference opponents (which they have begun to), but it’s unfair to argue that Wisconsin has played a light schedule this season.

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Since seeing his first action against Minnesota, Ball has gradually accumulated more rushing attempts with each game. However, with John Clay on the bench for a large portion of the game against Indiana last Saturday, Ball finally secured his breakout performance. Ball rushed 27 times against the Hosiers, racking up 115 yards on the day and scoring two touchdowns. No longer just a promising prospect for the future of Wisconsin football, the Missouri native established himself as yet another threat in the Badgers' run attack this season. Along with the conference’s leading rusher, sophomore John Clay, Ball appears ready to improve the running attack of Wisconsin that already leads the Big Ten in conference play.

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FRESHMAN PHENOM Chris Borland has played just nine games in his short career as a Wisconsin Badger. However, the freshman linebacker is already making quite a name for himself.

In week three, Borland was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance against Wofford. Borland was then awarded Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following Wisconsin's 37-0 win over Purdue, his first start. In that contest, Borland collected four tackles, including one for a loss, and forced two fumbles, while also recovering another. Against Indiana, Borland collected his sixth tackle for a loss on the season (third best for Wisconsin) and recorded his first career interception. The future seems extremely bright for Borland and the Wisconsin defense as a whole.

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SPRINT TO THE END After losing two straight against Ohio State and then Iowa, the Wisconsin football team seemed poised to repeat last season’s collapse. However, following a convincing shut out against Purdue and a solid victory at Indiana, the Badgers look to be back on track. Although Wisconsin’s final three opponents (Michigan, Northwestern and Hawaii) have a combined record of just 14-15, the Badgers are not about to let their guard down.

Regardless of record, Michigan is always a tough opponent. In fact, the Badgers have only beaten the Wolverines five times in Camp Randall. Additionally, four of the last eight contests have been decided by three points or fewer, so expect a fight to the end. The Badgers have now won seven games in a season eight years in a row, a feat never before accomplished in school history. The Badgers can extend their win total and bowl attractiveness by finishing strong down the stretch.

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B8 Wisconsin vs. Michigan l

ON FIRE

ICE COLD NOTRE DAME

TCU The Horned Frogs remained undefeated after blowing out San Diego State 55-12. It was TCU’s 11th straight victory and raised them to No. 4 in both the BCS and AP polls. Unlike Boise State, the Horned Frogs have a schedule fit for a BCS bowl.

They’ve already defeated BYU and have a match up against No. 16 Utah this week. If they run the board and finish the season 12-0, some controversy could stir up if they’re not in the national championship game.

For the second time in three years the Fighting Irish have lost to Navy. This is after Notre Dame went 43 years without a defeat to the Midshipmen.

After being down 21-7 it looked like the Irish were in position to fight back and pull out the victory, but with a minute left in the game, Navy’s Craig Schaefer sacked Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen in the endzone, increasing Navy’s lead to nine. The Fighting Irish added on a late touchdown for a 2321 defeat. The loss ended almost all hope of a BCS appearance for Notre Dame OKLAHOMA

TOBY GERHART Stanford’s senior running back continued his monster season rushing, for a school-record 223 yards and three touchdowns against Oregon last weekend. The Cardinal climbed on Gerhart’s back and beat No. 8 Oregon 51-42 a week after the Ducks gained 613 yards on the way to dominating USC. On the season, Gerhart has 1,217 yards and 16 touchdowns, both good for second in the nation.

The win made Stanford bowl-eligible for the first time in eight years.

There’s more bad news for last year’s Big 12 champion, as this week the team heard offensive lineman Jarvis Jones is done for the season. It’s the fifth starter head coach Bob Stoops and the Sooners have lost this year. Following the loss against Nebraska, the team lost defensive end Auston English and team captain Brody Eldridge.

The loss of Jones just added more insult to injury.

All of these injuries follow the headline of the year when Heisman winner Sam Bradford went down during the first game of the year against BYU and then reaggravated his injury against Texas.

—Nick Schmitt

The Big Ten’s Best Rushing 1. John Clay, Wisconsin 2. Evan Royster, Penn State 3. Ralph Bolden, Purdue 4. Adam Robinson, Iowa 5. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State

Yards 973 895 855 629 604

Avg 5.1 5.7 4.8 4.7 5.3

TD 11 5 7 5 7

Long 72 69 78 43 43

Passing 1. Joey Elliott, Purdue 2. Ben Chappell, Indiana 3. Daryll Clark, Penn State 4. Mike Kafka, Northwestern 5. Ricky Stanzi, Iowa

Yards 2448 2377 2283 2267 2186

Pct 59.3 63.0 61.2 66.2 56.0

TD 16 13 18 9 15

Int 13 12 8 7 14

Receiving 1. Keith Smith, Purdue 2. Tandon Doss, Indiana 3. Blair White, Michigan State 4. Eric Decker, Minnesota 5. DeVier Posey, Ohio State

Yards 863 843 836 758 672

Avg 12.2 13.0 14.4 15.2 14.9

TD 4 4 7 5 7

Long 61 56 47 53 62

Scoring Offense 1. Michigan 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan State 4. Wisconsin 5. Penn State

TD 42 36 37 33 36

FG 9 15 15 12 10

Pts 320 303 301 266 283

Avg 32.0 30.3 30.1 29.6 28.3

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